Fighting the Taliban from half a world away (Congressman "in on a few kills")
These drones are no bees, but they can sting, and one of their operators is a local congressman who says they are integral to the war effort in Afghanistan and Iraq. U.S. Rep. Chris Carney, also known as Navy Reserve Cmdr. Chris Carney, is one of the military's remote operators of unmanned Predator, Reaper and Global Hawk drones that fly and spy over the Middle East countries. "I want to be on the cutting edge of our national defense and our defense technology," Mr. Carney said. "And this is it." The drones look like smaller, thinner planes. From thousands of...
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